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Record for Live-Stock and Other Shipments.
Patent for a record for live stock and other shipments to create a centralized publication of the conditions of live stock shipments.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Lloyd, George Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint
Patent for improved rail joints to lock rail sections together against accidental displacement with illustrations.
Date:
August 15, 1918
Creator:
Stewart, Amon Leslie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power Transmission
Patent for improvements in power transmission by inventor Gordon R. Sturgis.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Sturgis, Gordon R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie and Fastener
Patent for "a novel and improved rail-tie and fastener which will support and hold the rails in a substantial manner and prevent displacement and spreading thereof, so as to avoid wrecks or accidents and consequent loss of lives and property" (lines 11-16), including illustrations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Felton, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power Transmitting Attachment for Windmills.
Patent for a power-transmitting attachment for windmills "whereby the power of the wind-mill used for operating a pump may also be used for operating other machinery" (lines 12-14), including illustrations.
Date:
August 17, 1918
Creator:
Records, Paul A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crib.
Patent for a folding crib which folds compactly for easy storage while keeping the mattress and covers in place, with illustration.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Vidrine, Homer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extracting Metals from Ores
Patent for the extraction of metals from ores by developing an improvement to the cynid process.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Biesel, C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digging Attachment.
Patent for an instrument that, during cultivation of peanuts, can be horizontally attached to a digging implement and cut through the peanut plant and discharge both the plant and peanut via the top of the cultivating device. The instrument is attached and angled so that the peanut does not suffer any damage during cultivation.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Rainer, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Clamp.
Patent for improved pipe grips, to be used for vises and similar gripping devices, with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Ponton, B. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallurgical Process
Patent for improvements to metallurgical process that involves "seperating metals from their ores" (lines 13-14) under the right conditions and seeks to lower the costs of the process.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Dawson, Oliver B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for oil burner "in which the oil will be atomized by and thoroughly mixed with air or steam under pressure and if used in the presence of steam be preheated before admixture ... of use in power plants and in stoves, furnaces and the like" (lines 11-18).
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Mayer, E. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Roasting Device.
Patent for a peanut roasting device that uniformly roasts peanuts. The peanut roaster is an automatic device that rotates through batches of raw peanuts in pre-determined intervals.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Peckham, Samuel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Canopy.
Patent for a universal canopy to provide shade for cultivator operators. The canopy is light, simple, and durable.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Owen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester
Patent for an improved cotton harvester for the purpose of increased efficiency, with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Stark, Alvin E. & Garrett, Myers A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Linter
Patent for the improvement of cotton lint linter parts and construction. Improvements to the parts remove cotton seed lint before entering the lint conveying flue.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Henry, Nelson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Machine.
Patent for improvement on a bale forming machine that will operate easily, positively, and automatically. This invention described for forming and automatically securing wires around bales of hay and other like materials. It has a special object that is an improved form of clutch for connecting the wire twisters and needles and disconnecting them from a driving means. The clutch will permit the plunger in the bailing chamber to perform a predetermined number of strokes after the completion of the bale to be tied.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Freeman, Lawrence K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a "cotton chopper attachments for cultivators and seeks to simplify the construction, reduce the cost of manufacture, and increase the efficiency os such attachments" (lines 9-13) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Jones, Martin A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber for Bicycles and Motor Cycles.
Patent for "invention...to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive device adapted to be readily applied to motorcycles and bicycles and capable of absorbing the shocks and jars and increasing the life of a bicycle or motorcycle and of enabling the engine of the latter to run smoother and at the expenditure of less power" (lines 15-23) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Newberry, Roy D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo.
Patent for a feed storage building that allows silage to be discharged from bottom, removing the opportunity for air and spoilage organisms to affect remaining feed when silage is removed. A screw- or auger-like conveying device moves feed downward and eliminates the need for multiple points of door or window access in upper portions of the silo.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Lock
Patent for a window sash lock which allows window sashes to "be adjusted to any desired position in the window-frame and locked in the said position" (lines 12-14) as well as to "be readily released from its locked position when it is desired to adjust the window sash" (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Keller, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shape-Retaining Device for Felt Hats.
Patent for a device that retains the shape of felt hats and restores felt hats that have lost their original form, illustrations included.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Hausinger, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding-Door-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for improvements in the sliding door mechanism to prevent doors from slipping out of their tracks and hold doors yieldingly in their tracks during operation, illustrations included.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Fite, Frank James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sight Feed Measuring Device
Patent for a "sight-feed" (line 10), a measuring device that lets the user see how much gasoline is still available in the container. Specifically adaptable to commerical fuel pumps.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Terry, Graydon M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Direction Signal
Patent for a "direction indicator" (lines 12-13) adapted for se in vehicles. Created for a simple method to inform other drivers of the intended direction of the car it is installed in.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Hayhurst, Clark R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History